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Plan for Fiers, Peralta subject to change

Plan for Fiers, Peralta subject to change

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CINCINNATI -- Rookie right-hander Wily Peralta is scheduled for two more starts and Mike Fiers for one, but the plan is subject to change based on the Brewers' place in the standings, manager Ron Roenicke said Wednesday.

Club officials have closely monitored both rookies' workloads, particularly Fiers, who has struggled down the stretch at the same time he pushes into uncharted innings. Roenicke was asked whether Fiers' final scheduled start on Sunday against the Astros at Miller Park depended on the Brewers being alive in the National League Wild Card race.

"I don't know. I can't answer that," Roenicke said. "When that time comes, we'll probably talk about a couple things with a couple pitchers. Hopefully, we don't have to think about that."

In other words, he hopes the Brewers stay alive in the hunt for the NL's second Wild Card. The Cardinals held that spot entering Wednesday night, with a 4 1/2-game lead over both the Brewers and Dodgers.

Fiers, 27, is up to 176 2/3 regular-season innings between Triple-A Nashville and Milwaukee, compared to 128 innings in 2011, plus 28 1/3 innings in Venezuela last winter for a total of 154 1/3.

Peralta, 23, has thrown 170 1/3 regular-season innings entering his outing against the Reds on Thursday, versus 175 2/3 innings last year (150 2/3 in the U.S. plus 25 innings in the Dominican Republic). He is in line to pitch again on Tuesday against the Padres in the penultimate game of the regular season.

Mark Rogers, shut down earlier this month in a preemptive move, is not an option to start again if someone like Fiers or Peralta is instructed to call it a season, Roenicke said. Those duties would fall instead to Tyler Thornburg, Josh Stinson or Livan Hernandez.